Lynda Chalker on Russian ban of British beef

Title

Lynda Chalker on Russian ban of British beef

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Jan 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Lynda Chalker, Minister for Overseas Development, is interviewed prior to travelling to Russia to monitor British aid efforts. Interview focuses on the ban on British beef after it had arrived at Moscow due to mad cow disease suspicions despite World Health Organization (WHO) assurances as to its safety. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Russell).

Contributors

Lynda Chalker; Peter Russell?

Keywords

UK; British; Russia; Beef; Foreign aid; Food; Food safety; WHO; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Cereals

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